The Counter Terrorism and Security Act (2015), puts a legal duty on specified authorities. This is to give due regard to the need to prevent radicalisation and extremism.
The Prevent duty guidance outlines what authorities are responsible for: Prevent duty guidance.
For guidance on any sector, visit: Counter Terrorism strategy 2010 to 2015 government policy.
How Prevent ready are you? To help measure where you are now, please use this form:
Training courses
There are professionals in Calderdale that can deliver 'Workshop To Raise Awareness Around Prevent' (WRAP3).
We have regular courses that are run by our Workforce Development team. For more details, please contact us:
- Address: Town Hall, Halifax. HX1 1UJ.
- Email: workforcedevelopment@calderdale.gov.uk.
- Phone: (01422) 288038.
Online training
Resources can be found on the Home Office website:
For a Prevent training catalogue, visit: Channel training online.
Posters and leaflets
Other resources
- Calderdale Safeguarding Children Board.
- Safeguarding for professionals.
- Educate Against Hate.
- Report Terrorism (GOV.UK).
Health Professionals and schools
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The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded.
- Educate Against Hate. Advice on how to protect children from extremism and radicalisation. (All the resources are endorsed by the Department for Education.)
- Classroom ideas.
- Teaching approaches that help to build resilience to extremism among young people (GOV.UK).
- Guidance and toolkit for vulnerable adult interventions (GOV.UK).
Online safety
- Educate Against Hate Parents' Hub. Resources and Government advice for parents and carers on how to keep young people safe from extremism.
- ACT Early. Advice and support for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation.
- UK Safer Internet Centre. Guides for privacy settings, parental controls and Internet safety features of major Internet Service Providers.
- Parent Zone. Digital safety advice for parents.
Contact
For more about Prevent, please email the Prevent Co-ordinator: prevent@calderdale.gov.uk